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Travelin’ Walt

I was just browsing through Reddit a few minutes ago and came across this interesting piece of memorabilia. Issued in 1965, this was fairly near the end of Walt’s life. It’s all there though – birth date, birthplace, eye color, hair color and height. I guess that’s the part that surprised me the most – [...]

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The wayback machine: The Disney Story (1989)

This 24-year-old piece from the Disney Channel is a great early effort at telling the story of Walt Disney animation. There have been a few since that are a little better, but it’s still really cool to see the old Disney Channel broadcast. In fact, I’m a huge fan of Walt Disney: One Man’s Dream [...]

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Robert B. Sherman, 1925-2012: A playlist

From Billboard.com: Songwriter Robert B. Sherman, best known for penning the infectious Disney tunes “It’s a Small World After All” and “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,” died Monday, March 5 in London. While few details are currently known about the circumstances, news of the 86-year-old’s death was posted by Sherman’s son Jeff late Monday evening via Facebook. As Mousejunkies, the Sherman Brothers [...]

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Win this print!

OK, this is for a great cause, and I managed to work a Disney angle into it. If you know me or have followed along on our shared Mousejunkie journey in recent years, you might know I come from an insanely obsessed hockey family. Amy (the Reluctant Mousejunkie) works with the Boston Blades of the [...]

The artist and her creation.

Dreams do come true

A little while back we profiled the talented Angie Cameron-Daley – a gifted artist who specializes in Disney artwork. A few weeks ago at the D23 Expo, Angie’s artwork was recognized and displayed at the Fan Art Gallery. She was gracious enough recently put her feelings down in words so we can get a peak [...]

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Finding Magic in the Attic

Usually, spring cleaning is seen as a necessary evil – a task enjoyed only by parents who take pleasure in torturing their children. This past weekend’s cleansing at the Serkoch household, though, produced some very interesting finds. Among those items found within the confines of the attic were my very first dollar (given to my [...]

Angie Cameron Daley and her friend Roy.

Meet Angie Cameron Daley: Art for the love of Disney

Angie Cameron Daley doesn’t have to look far when she calls upon her muse. She just casts her mind’s eye to every Mousejunkie’s favorite vacation destination. “Disney is so inspiring,” Daley said. This mother/artist/Disney enthusiast has her diploma in graphic design, and has been taking art classes for as long as she can remember. Still, [...]